Gangadhar v. the Secretary to Government
Case brief
What is this about?
Quarrying lease / minor minerals mandamus case: petitioner sought direction to consider his quarry lease application dated 25.04.2015 for ordinary building stone (non-specified minor mineral) over 06-00 acres in Sy.No.52, Aneguddi village, Ramdurga Taluk, Belagavi district, pending since 2015 across the Karnataka Minor Mineral Concession Rules, 1994 regime and after substitution of Rule 8B by Notification dated 17.03.2023; prayer anchored to Rule 8B(2) of the KMMC Rules 2023 and Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution. Bench: Chief Justice N. V. Anjaria (author) with Justice M.I. Arun; decided 06.01.2025. Disposition: petition disposed of with direction to the respondent authority to decide the pending application in accordance with law, preferably within eight weeks, without the Court entering into merits.
What did the court decide?
Prayer substantially acceded to by way of direction: respondent authority directed to consider and decide the petitioner's quarry lease application dated 25.04.2015, after verifying its merits and in accordance with law, preferably within eight weeks; no decision on merits.